Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-09-26
TFs STATE FAIR.
III GOES OUT IN A HALO OF
EI0RY-AFINA SUCCESS.
The Races on Saturday-A Fast Run
and ssattling Trot-Magnitude
OF the Society's Business.


lex struck twelve Saturday night. The
.Stendance was large, the magnificentiy
decorated Pavilion, the attractive booths
and exhibits, the elegant costumiDg OF the
ladies, the brilliancy Of the numerous cleo
trio lights was a scene not soon to be for
gotten, and the vast throng fingered until
the last moment. The fair was a grand
success, and no one was happier than the
Board of Directors One of the Board said
to a reporter: "Do you know why this
thing was such a big success? Well, If
you don't III tell you. Ii is because some
of the local press lied about Us, viliied us,
said things that were not true, and then
were not manly enough to retract. That is
why we are successful. The Sacramento
people are sick of such sheets, and their
condemnation of society or set of men
secures for the latter the SYM
patty and support of the entire commu-
nifty. Everything they say to use sport
ing term, is 'coppered' by the entire people.
If you ever played faro you would know
what mean by 'coppered.' These would
be leaders in journalism are II. &. Fortu-
nate is the individual that gets their en-
nifty, his success is Immediately assured"
Below is given the comparative totals Of
daily ticket sales of the State Fair for 1856
and 1887
Pavilion, 1881. ,22O 90
Pavilion, lSS6................---....... 1851 %
Excess for ,35S "a
Park 1857. 1876 90
Park. 1856. --.....-.........-..... 1889 %
Excess Tor 1Ss7....... sliO55 rs
Total excess for Sc IA 80
These figures only show receipts for daily
admissions. In addition to this, the excess
in receipts from privileges, etc, will swell
the total excess of receipts from all sources
to about 50 900 over those of last year. The
total receipts and disbursements of the So
ciety for the current year will not fall short
of 100000 which shows that it is an insti-
tuition of some magnitude, and requires
more than ordinary business tact and man
agement to successfully handle such vol
ume of business in so short period, as
two-ihirds of this amount is handled dur
ing the months of September and October
No safe estimate can now be made upon
how much of the Indebtedness of the So
ciety will be paid, owing to the heavy dis
bursements necessary for running expenses
and premiums, which have not as yet been
passed upon. But it is safe to say that a
large portion of the $4,000 note will be cut
oil, after which many needed improvements
at the Park will be made.
Governor Waterman and party and the
members of the State Board of Agricult-
ure intend visiting the Stockton fair on
Thursday next. On the same day party
of San Franciscans, including Senators
Stanford and Hearst and friends, will also
be present.
r. C. Sargent, of San joaquin, donated
to the Society the premium of $40 awarded
to his handsome roadster team George
and Lady Washington" Mr.. Sargent has
been constant visitor to the State Fairs
for the past thirty years, and no one takes
more interest in having it success than he.
Too Late for Solano.
The residents of each county represented
at the State Fair which has just closed
have reason to be proud of their displays
and of the grand heritage that yields SO
bountifully to their home and commercial
wants, and that supplies and fills all the
avenues TO wealth aud lifes pleasures. We
have but briefly referred to Solano's ex-
hibit, of which it may be paradoxically
said the largest portion was absent, and
which absence bears most eloquent testi-
mony to the unexcelled excellence and de-
STABILITY of the section. As is well known.
much of Solano county produces very
early in the season, and those IN charge
Of the exhibit from that county-F. L. Plat
and VIM. Forbes-state that the fruit
season for that section is so nearly over
that it was possible to collect only
meager specimens TO bring to the State
Fair. They say, however, that if the Di-
rectors of the Agricultural Society will APP
point next years fair for an earlier date.
say three weeks, that Solano will come I'D
with display that will strongly challenge
the best efforts of her sister counties, and
show agricultural and horticultural pro-
ducts of greatest variety and most superb
and tantaliziDg quality. 1t is generally
believed that the fairs viii be held earlier
hereafter, and that all counties will be
benefited in their exhibits thereby.
Notwithstanding the lateness of the sea-
son, Solano had many fine exhibits, and
her display attracted much attention and
deserved admiration. Among the attrac-
tions presented was display of dates lust
cut from the tree OF John r.
Wolfskill, who resides near the northern
boundary of the county, close to Winters.
These are the dates of commerce, and show
conclusively the strong semi-tropic climate
of the section and Northern California.
Mr.. Wolfsklll also exhibited pecans, a not
very common nut growth in this part of
the State, but which seems to grow weN
here. In addition to the dates and pecans,
there was also from some orchards a good
display of olives
The exhibits of fruits which were pro-
cured for the Pavilion display were from
growers and localities as follows: Tokav,
Muscat, Black Morocco grapes, from J. N.
Dudley and John r. Brinkerhoff, Dixon
violet De Carmlselios grapes from a.
Sieger, Vacaville, and Tokay grapes from
II. a, Bassford, same place. Oranges and
ounces, exhibited by Carman & Livid and
DIG. Creighton, Vacaville choice col
lection of late peaches from c. F. Agee,
Dixon; T. S. Wilson, Mrs. H. Glass. H.
Sowel, VIM. Stark, Sears d Clark. L. L.
Hatch, and Fred. Buck, Vacaville; w. G..
Mcbride, Dixon; A. T. Hatch, Suisun.
Fine collection of apples from John Dolan,
Sr., and J. ". Hill, Yacaville; pears from
A. I. Hatch; japanese persimmons
from a. J. Lyon, Vacaville; fine pome-
grana;es, from D. G. Creigh-
ton and a. Stieger, VacaviiIe ;
dried figs from J. II. Stark, Vacavilie.
Excellent sun-dried fruits from w. ].
Peasants, and Sears e. Clark, Vacaviile,
and also Ne Plus Ultra, Nonpareil and
mi almonds from A I. Hatch, the three
best varieties out of over one hundred DIFF
terent kinds grown by Mr.. Hatch at his
celebrated orchards
Another pleasing feature of the exhibit
from Solano was a large number of photo
graphic views of orchards, virevards and
sections of country. These gave perhaps
as good impressions and information as To
the desirability of that part of the State,
as the excellent fruit displayed. The
photographs were by w. r. Nutting, who
urges this as one Of the best methods OF
representing CALIFORNIA; attractions to the
people Of the East.
THE BEST CITRUS DISPLAY.
The citrus display presented in the ex-
hioit of Guba and Suffer counties, was the
most extended in this line at the STATE
Fair, and in fact contained as much or
more than all other citrus exhibits in the
Pavilion. 1t was especially meritorious.
and attracted marked attention at all times.
There Is something about oranges and lem
ons that speaks so strongly of perpetual
summer and the semi-tropics as To ALWAYS
claim admiration and desire 10 be the
possessor of land, trees and climate that
produces them.
The general exhibit from Yuba and SUIT
ter, III their admirable and fraternal dis
play was not as extended as from some
of the other counties, but what it lacked
in volume was made up in the quality OF
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